Columnist-BG-Srinivas

Margin Wars and the Silver Squeeze

The silver market remains in a critical phase of the ongoing squeeze, characterized by a sharp divergence between paper and physical dynamics. As of early February 2026, spot silver trades around $76–$78 per ounce (following a volatile pullback from January’s peak near $120–$121), reflecting recent leveraged unwinds but not a collapse in underlying fundamentals. This period has been marked by aggressive interventions from…

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moodys Analytics

Escalating hostilities in the Middle East risk renewed energy, inflation shocks: Moody’s

New Delhi: Escalating hostilities in the Middle East are heightening risks for India and other Asian commodity importers, as military strikes and retaliatory attacks disrupt key energy and trade routes, Moody’s Analytics said on Monday. The United States and Israel launched military strikes on targets in Iran over the weekend. Tehran retaliated with missiles and…

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Pak PM Sharif expresses concern over ‘violation of international law’ following Khamenei’s killing

Islamabad:  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed concern over “violation of norms of international law” following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint strike by the US and Israel. In a social media post, the Pakistan prime minister said “the government and the people of Pakistan join the…

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Pak cancels nearly 184 international flights to West Asia after Iran attack

Karachi: At least 184 international flights of different airlines from Pakistan to West Asia have been cancelled since Saturday, owing to the escalating situation after the US and Israel attacked Iran. A spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta,…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Peace Rhetoric, War Reality

When the United States eliminated Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it crossed a threshold that even its fiercest critics in Tehran had not imagined. Targeting the head of a sovereign state is not a routine counter-terror strike; it is a geopolitical earthquake. Washington may argue self-defence, deterrence, or preemption. But when a superpower assassinates…

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